Would I benefit from a PCI-E Wifi card?

[Hatake]

My desktop PC has no Wifi and is currently using a relatively old TP-Link TL-PA8030P AV1200 Mbps Gigabit Powerline V1 adapter. I have a FTTP 910mbs connection and I recently updated to Qualcoms latest firmware (QCA75XX-2.13.0053) as TP link have stopped supporting this adapter since V2.6 and speeds improved from 60mbps to around 95mbps on speedtest.net. However, my laptop over wifi 5Ghz gets around 500mbps.

I'm wondering what the bottleneck in my setup (powerline?) is and would a basic AC1200 PCI-E wifi card be better?

 

[Hatake]

You'd benefit from it but if can use cables and be wired instead, it will be much better

wired would also be a lot more hassle though to avoid cables running around my flat. I'd have to go through the loft and that's a pain. I'd be willing to trade a bit of speed for ease

What router have you got, as ideally you want a WiFi card that supports the same standard e.g presumably AX.

Something like the below are ideal as they have an external aerial, so you have some flexibility in it's positioning for best signal (rather than stuck behind the PC)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x ASUS PCE-AX58BT Dual-Band Wireless AX3000 (WiFi 6) Bluetooth 5.0 PCI-E Adapter (SKU: NW-11A-AS) = £58.99
• 1 x TP-Link Archer TX3000E Dual-Band Wireless AX3000 (WiFi 6) Bluetooth 5.0 PCI-E Adapter (SKU: NW-21U-TP) = £59.99

Total: £122.98 (includes delivery: £3.99)[/I​

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My router is a TP Link VR900 AC1900. No Wifi6 unfortunately. Can you get longer cables for the external aerial? I would need to run it around my room and out the door to get it into the hall for somewhat direct line of sight of the router and the pictured ones look like they'd only be long enough to get into the centre of the room.